Author Archive: Michael Kirk

• April 26, 2012 Board Names Two Distinguished Faculty Members Lynne Healy, professor of social work, and Kent Holsinger, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, were both awarded distinguished status by the Board of Trustees on Wednesday.
• April 25, 2012 UConn Names New Dean of School of Fine Arts Brid Grant comes to the University from the Dublin Institute of Technology’s College of Arts and Tourism.
• April 25, 2012 University to Discontinue Student Fee Charged to Support UConnPIRG The issue was discussed Wednesday during the Board of Trustees meeting.
• April 20, 2012 Author Lecture a Highlight of the UConn Reads Program Nicholas Kristof, author and New York Times columnist, spoke about Half the Sky, which was chosen as the inaugural book for the program.
• April 12, 2012 Cigna and UConn to Expand On-Campus Computer Science Internship Program The initiative is designed to give students relevant career experience without having to travel off-campus between classes.
• April 4, 2012 UConn to Hold Symposium on Diversity April 9 The program will feature a keynote address, followed by a panel discussion on achieving academic excellence through diversity.
• April 4, 2012 Interim Director of the Dodd Center Appointed Human rights scholar Lisa Laplante, who is currently a visiting professor at the UConn Law School, will become interim director of the Dodd Center in August.
• March 28, 2012 Herbst Proposes Administrative Restructuring The plan would combine three senior positions into one.
• March 26, 2012 ‘Kuali Days’ to Kick-Off Introduction of New Financial Records System at UConn A series of events beginning April 4 will provide faculty and staff with information about the new financial system, to be launched at UConn in July.
• March 26, 2012 UITS Seeks Philanthropic Gifts to Fund Technological Innovation, Collaboration A fund has been established in memory of former telecommunications director Sue Fisher.
• March 22, 2012 Shuttle Buses Now Equipped with Audio Safety Feature ‘Safe Turn Alert’ notifies pedestrians and drivers when a bus is turning.